Elavil discussions (experiences, side effects, dosages, etc...)

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Menopause board

Still having trouble sleeping :( 7th July 2005
... the fan so to speak. My GP had given me 25mg of Elavil but evidently the Elavil wasn't working. It was too...
How I am Coping 3rd July 2005
... have one here. Well I had my first bad reaction to Elavil . I was put on it for migraines of all things. I had...
... does help in that area. And yes, I've gone the Elavil route too. It was given to me when I first started...
My symptoms, seeking God's guidance 9th June 2005
... prescription except occasionally now I take 25mg of elavil to help me sleep. :)...
Experiences with lexapro 6th June 2005
... She did prescribe 25mg of an antidepressant - Elavil . This stuff works but it makes you fat! So I only...
Bloodpressure and peri/menopause... 24th May 2005
... concerned about possible addiction. So GP gave me Elavil 25mg instead. This is one of the older antidepressants...
Your Best RX for Anxiety 23rd May 2005
... refused to prescribed them. She prescribed 25mg of Elavil which I do not take continuously. Just as needed...
Menopause And Frightened 18th May 2005
... Thanks for your reply. The antidepressant is Elavil . It is useful for people who have depression complicated...
Vent on Doctors appointment 23rd March 2005
... premium. I have had allergic reactions to Zoloft and Elavil so I am so leary of trying new meds. Last year she...
Blame it on pmsing 2nd September 2004
... terrible time with TMJ and pain. Her ENT put her on Elavil and her TMJ went away. I know everyone doesn't want...
lets do a study, list symptoms 15th June 2004
... back to the doc on Friday. She prescribed 20 mg. of Elavil before bedtime to tie me over till I get my body straight...
Menopause-Black Cohosh? 19th November 2003
... hips down the outside of my legs to my knees. I am on Elavil (helps muscles around the disk) and Celebrex. If I...
... hips down the outside of my legs to my knees. I am on Elavil (helps muscles around the disk) and Celebrex. If I...

Mental Health board

i need help 27th July 2007
... medications, and then switched from wellbutrin and elavil , to a different type of wellbutrin and then prozac ... and taken off of elavil . my mother doesnt like the idea of me on meds but...
anxiety anyone on meds that work? 14th April 2004
... I have only been on 2 medications - Amitriptyline ( Elavil ) and propranolol. The amitriptyline was the worst...
... tremors/migraines but, for some it works for anxiety. Elavil is usually used to help with sleep. It is VERY mild...
... tremors/migraines but, for some it works for anxiety. Elavil is usually used to help with sleep. It is VERY mild...
need info on Lexapro 14th March 2004
... If your dad is elderly a mild anti-depressant like Elavil might work best and is way cheaper than Lexapro....
Any Lexapro experiences to share? 5th February 2004
... zoloft are in so I have to use a combination. I use Elavil in combination and I used Trazadone with the Zoloft...
... zoloft are in so I have to use a combination. I use Elavil in combination and I used Trazadone with the Zoloft...
should I be taking elavil with paxil? 27th January 2004
... elavil is a tricyclic antidepressant and thesedays different ... of antidepressants are often taken together, your elavil dose is small, you could ask a pharmnacist what he...
... My doc gave me 25mg elavil to supposedly help with my 3 month old headache. ... drugs be taken together? I feel sooooooo spacey on elavil . thanx hry33 is correct. Also, I was on elavil...

Multiple Sclerosis board

Fibro or MS they don't seem to know 20th June 2007
... depressants that I could tolerate...they didn't help. Elavil (sp) was the worst. I couldn't get up for work unless...
Elavil anyone 7th May 2007
... make sure I responded to this. I was given 20mg of Elavil a few years back for pain. I had an awful experience ... one of my other doctors and he made a comment that Elavil is almost an "antiquated" treatment option. (His...
Have Lupus & having various new & increased existing problems 16th March 2007
... 500 mgs 2 xs a day Cardizem 240 mgs 1x a day Elavil 25 mgs 1x a day Elavil 50 mgs 1x a day Xanax...
I think my doctor made the wrong diagnosis 15th March 2007
... steroids, though. I was on Neurontin, Topamax, and Elavil for nerve pain (not all at the same time). The last...
Buttocks and leg pain 24th January 2007
... wants to see me. he's upped my Flexeril and rx'd Elavil - no improvement yet. I too had a bad car accident...
Does anyone have MS and Hypothyroidism? 30th December 2006
... spasms/twitching with Flexeril and chronic pain with Elavil . hope this helps! wishing you well days. michelle...
anyone take anything nonaddictive to sleep? Klonopin question... 2nd August 2006
... I take Elavil 25mg to sleep, it's an antidepressant that works wonderful...
... want, because we all understand I have been taking Elavil for years like 6 or 7 years and during my 2nd relapse ... restless legs so bad it made me think that it was the Elavil that was causing the RL so I stopped taking it, and ... out, when I am very tired, I get RL relapse or not, Elavil or not, also during that relapse all I wanted was ... you at this stage and once I was able to take the Elavil again I was going to bed at 7pm well that was also ... tell that I have tried alot before I was given the Elavil ;) Fatigue is a difficult symptom, I take a nap...
Flare Up? 12th July 2006
... I once had muscle pain and he advised me to take Elavil . I never took it because I didn't think the problem...
vit d 8th July 2006
... I take Elavil to sleep and it works very well for me, Vitamin D...
insomnia---sleepless at the seashore 26th June 2006
... Hi Poopie123 I take Elavil 25 mg to sleep and have been taking this for a while...
Fatique! Sun! Pain! 20th June 2006
... them, but, I am already on Neurontin, Avonex, Zoloft, Elavil , and metformin and I just don't want to take any more...
Advice on finding a good Neurologist? 18th May 2006
... daily because of pain and fatigue. I have been on Elavil (for nerve pain I guess) for a few months but it hasn...
new here just had some questions.. 6th May 2006
... me back in 3 months. My pcp has given me a rx for elavil which i've not filled yet. I guess my question is...
sorry to go on need to talk... 2nd March 2006
... dr, be it your Neuro or your prim care dr, I take Elavil and have done so for a few years. Even though I nap...
Holistic Treatment 21st February 2006
... balance-altering fluid in the inner ear...Nexium.... Elavil for pain & to sleep...something else to combat dizziness...
Treatment Success 23rd January 2006
... my sugar rose and now I am on that med, I do take elavil to sleep which is wonderful. In October 2005 I went...
Anti-depressents 16th January 2006
... I take Elavil which is Amytriptlene to sleep and I take Zoloft ... for depression I have been on Elavil for years because I had trouble falling asleep and...
New Member 29th November 2005
... for depression, MS can be very depressing and I take elavil to sleep. I feel the same way about drugs, that...
isn't anybody in pain managment? 22nd November 2005
... during sleep. SSRIs cause anxiety and tremors, and Elavil , which I take sparingly, prevents me from driving...
anyone using evening primrose 27th October 2005
... :) I take Avonex, Neurontin, Motrin, Zoloft, Elavil , plus I take a multivitamin, calcium w/d, vitamin...
is this a stupid question? 29th July 2005
... Yes...I did take meds during those five weeks. Elavil for pain control...Antivert for dizziness...Advil...
this is getting old part 3 28th July 2005
... to see if their waiting list is shorter. I hope the elavil helps your husband. Good Luck to you both....
Pain!! 24th July 2005
... hold them still because they hurt so bad. I use Elavil and Keflex and Motrin but its not helping. Someone...
MS and a Million Questions! 20th July 2005
... to drop ALL meds except the Avonex. I do still use Elavil and Antivert as needed for pain or dizziness, but...
sleep problems? 9th July 2005
... now use a c-pap at night, which helps. And as I used Elavil (generic is Amitriptyline)for pain, that also helped...
So scared 21st June 2005
... and get her own feet back on emotional solid ground. Elavil (Amitriptyline) has helped me in the past...it's cheap...
Does anyone take something to help sleep? 20th June 2005
... Hi Wobbley! I use Amitriptyline (generic for Elavil ) as needed. It helps me sleep AND manages the pain...
New To Board 26th April 2005
... And Muscle,i Can Barely Pick Anything Up.am Taking Elavil Only. My Question Is Does This Sound Like...
... And Muscle,i Can Barely Pick Anything Up.am Taking Elavil Only. My Question Is Does This Sound Like...
Fatigue Survey Results 23rd March 2005
... The tricyclic antidepressants such as Pamelor and Elavil are sleep aids and can make you feel dragged out the...
... The tricyclic antidepressants such as Pamelor and Elavil are sleep aids and can make you feel dragged out the...
MS Severe Itching 14th December 2004
... Hospital and mentioned to that I should ask about Elavil . It worked. It is a antidepressant that My wife said...
Baclofen ?? 17th November 2004
... relief for the burning from this med,,Ihave tried elavil and the other antidepressants..I didnt get a whiole...
hope someone has an answer for me.. 10th July 2004
... nerve damage in my right arm so i have been taking elavil for quite some time{having surg the end of this month...

Myositis board

Newly diagnosed & confused 14th December 2003
... should not take it. She was going to switch me to Elavil but I have had bad reaction on the smallest dose available...

Neuropathy board

neuropathy 27th May 2008
... like to know if there are any one of you have tried Elavil . Have been on 200mgs of Lyrica a day and it seems ... in august. If there is someone who is or has tried Elavil would like to hear from you....
Constant Nerve Ending Pain 28th January 2008
... suffer from scalp dysisthesis. I have tried lyrica, elavil , nurotin, and several types of antidepressants with...
... called Doxepin and I read it works better than the elavil ....
The Insidious progression of Peripheral Neuropathy 7th January 2008
... made a difference in where I am now. Instead I took elavil , topomax, neurontin, tegretol, even depakote, a drug...
... made a difference in where I am now. Instead I took elavil , topomax, neurontin, tegretol, even depakote, a drug...
Lipitor 22nd November 2007
... conduction or EMG? I had ten years of crap, like neurontin, elavil , topamax, a slew of others including lyrica and cymbalta...
What is the point of a nerve biopsy? 19th November 2007
... before and it did nothing but make me sleepy. Oxy and elavil are enough drugs, I am hallucinating on occasion surroundin...
Dr. thinks I m neurotic 7th November 2007
... take 75-90 mgs. of plain oxycodone and 5-10 mgs. of elavil at bedtime. I haven't had a lot of luck with meds...
Help! 4th October 2007
... barely helps. Neurontin had a bad effect on me and elavil does help but put weight on. My GP keeps telling me ... to lose weight but when I cut the elavil out my pain skyrockets and even higher doses of oxy...
You dont have to be old to get PN 22nd September 2007
... me to a Neurologist.. I was put on Topamax, then Elavil .. and then some muscle relaxer, for growing muscle ... no longer on Topamax. It stopped working. And the Elavil just hurt my sides when I took it. I did find out...
... me to a Neurologist.. I was put on Topamax, then Elavil .. and then some muscle relaxer, for growing muscle ... no longer on Topamax. It stopped working. And the Elavil just hurt my sides when I took it. I did find out...
Anyone else dx'ed with "mild Sensory Neuropathy"? 24th August 2007
... currently on 75-80 mgs, of oxycodone and 10 mgs. of elavil . Being on my feet for any period of time is painful...
Argh.. Neuro is giving up on my, I think 26th May 2007
... (didn't work), Topamax (worked fine for a while), Elavil (didn't work), and Zanaflex (make spasticity worse...
Cymbalta? Dietary Changes for Nerve Issue?Surgery? 20th April 2007
... even able to sit. The neuro now wants me to start elavil . Any thoughts? I feel in my heart its something more ... pain. Has anyone been to a pain managment place or on elavil . I'm desperate for any ideas?Thank you for the support...
... Daniella, What are the other names for elavil ? I know I was on it but I think it was the generic ... . I remember the doc. saying I was taking Elavil and i was like no I am not but I have been on so many...
... shots. I was started on lyrica,then to cymbalta,now to elavil . My pain is unbarable and gets worse each day as I...
Color changes and neuropathy in both feet 19th April 2007
... in the right foot. It was completely controlled on elavil . Then last June, I got fairly severe hip pain. That...
Topamax. cause/bring out liver issues? 15th April 2007
... when I bumped up to 50 mg. Now I'm on amytriptalyne ( elavil ), and hoping it helps me. I haven't noticed any difference...
... Sorry I'm not much else but I also am suppose to start elavil for my nerve issue so will see.Take care....
What med for Neuropathy worked best for you? 9th April 2007
... lot of unwanted side effects. I have tried Effexor, Elavil , and Pamelor and they all helped my pain and helped...
Ulnar nerve problem...PLEASE help!! 28th February 2007
... prednisolone (medrol dosepak), gabapentin, hydrocodone, and elavil . None of these medications did anything for me (although...
... prednisolone (medrol dosepak), gabapentin, hydrocodone, and elavil . None of these medications did anything for me (although...
Neuroapthy from Taxol?? 23rd January 2007
... due to it keeping me in a stupor. I am now taking elavil and lortab. My question is this. Does anyone have...
How many take narcotics for pain? 27th July 2006
... due to the tolerance factor. I also take 5 mg. of elavil at night. I feel guilty for treating my pain and it...
... to 80 mgs. oxycodone a day .1 mg. xanax, and 5 mgs. elavil at night. Does this seem excessive to you? Also.....
Muscle twitches anyone? 27th July 2006
... done to confirm Periheral neuropathy. I take 5 mgs. Elavil at night and 30 mgs. oxycodone during the day...also...
please help 4th April 2006
... from it. The only medication that has helped me is Elavil . Others use this too. It too is used for seizures...
tinnitus possible neuropathy? 20th March 2006
... called it a "neuralgia" He prescribed 25mg a day of elavil (amitryptiline). However i had to discontinue it because ... he said it was normal. He also put me back on the elavil (amitryptiline) but starting at a low dose working ... became intolerable. Has anyone had this experience with elavil ? Im comtemplating going on gabapentin. Because in...
someone help me please 25th March 2005
... has anyone heard of elavil helping with neuropathy,been on so many kinds of drugs...
First Week On Neurotin 5th December 2004
... taking 1,200 mg a day, and no help, I switched back to elavil , it seem to help better but the side effects(sleeping...
Frustrated Newbie 19th November 2004
... no matter how much I exercise. Taking untram and elavil and it bearly keeps it tolerable. I have finally...
Nerve Damadge Please Help, Desparation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 22nd September 2004
... Are you taking something for the burning?? Most days elavil works well for me ...I get really bad jolts in my...
is life over at 36?? 18th September 2004
... in advance..i am at my wits end here..i am taking elavil 4 times a day muscle relaxers...basically i have put...
... I think some of us have only this board for that. Elavil is a really strong drug - strong at increasing one...
... parts ..ya know!!thank you for the reminder about elavil ...everytime i am on it i break out like a 16 yr old ... reading that...i am switching to topomax today actually{ elavil didnt feel like it was workin anymore}...the one thing...
... one of my aunts has RSD in her feet/ legs she takes elavil for nerve pain and so do i{mine for neck shoulders...
... Good evening everyone Cookie i take 10 mg pills of elavil but i take 2 at a time every 4-5 hours i have found...
PLEASE answer my questions 10th September 2004
... darvocet. An hour later I also took my usual 50 mgs of elavil . Experience tells me the pain is going to get even...


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